Cultivating Stress Resilience

The Science of Renewal

1440 Multiversity800 Bethany DriveScotts Valley,CA95066

https://1440.org/program/cultivating-stress-resilience/

Are you dedicating your energy to caring for a loved one—adult, adolescent, or child—and noticing a need for balance in your life? Are you conscious of a connection between your daily stress levels and overall well-being, but not sure what steps to take toward improvement? Learn to cultivate emotional balance and resilience through practices anchored in the science of healthy aging.

Immerse yourself in a deeply restorative weekend with Elissa Epel, PhD, researcher on aging, metabolism, and emotions, and Daniel Siegel, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Mindsight Institute.

By delving into the fundamentals of cellular health and the most relevant science behind stress, aging, and mindful practices, you will foster a center of inner awareness and interconnections with others in similar life circumstances.

In this unique and research-based weekend workshop, you will learn:

How to acquire greater mindsight—insight, empathy, and compassion for yourself and others

The intimate connection between biological health and our hearts and minds, our aspirations and goals, and how we seek relief when stressed or depleted

Daniel Siegel, MD | Elissa Epel, PhD

Program Description

Are you dedicating your energy to caring for a loved one—adult, adolescent, or child—and noticing a need for balance in your life? Are you conscious of a connection between your daily stress levels and overall well-being, but not sure what steps to take toward improvement? Learn to cultivate emotional balance and resilience through practices anchored in the science of healthy aging.

Immerse yourself in a deeply restorative weekend with Elissa Epel, PhD, researcher on aging, metabolism, and emotions, and Daniel Siegel, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Mindsight Institute.

By delving into the fundamentals of cellular health and the most relevant science behind stress, aging, and mindful practices, you will foster a center of inner awareness and interconnections with others in similar life circumstances.

In this unique and research-based weekend workshop, you will learn:

How to acquire greater mindsight—insight, empathy, and compassion for yourself and others

The intimate connection between biological health and our hearts and minds, our aspirations and goals, and how we seek relief when stressed or depleted

Faculty Bio

Daniel Siegel received his medical degree from Harvard University and is an internationally acclaimed author, award-winning educator, and renowned child psychiatrist. He is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, where he is also on the faculty of the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development. Also at UCLA, he is a founding codirector of the Mindful Awareness Research Center.

As the executive director of the Mindsight Institute—which offers online learning and in-person lectures focusing on the development of mindsight in individuals, families, and communities—he is also addressing the intersection of human relationships with basic biological processes. As a National Institute of Mental Health Research Fellow at UCLA, he studied family interactions with an emphasis on how attachment experiences influence emotions, behavior, autobiographical memory, and narrative.

Known for his unique ability to make complicated scientific concepts accessible and exciting to a range of audiences, Dr. Siegel has addressed diverse local, national, and international groups, including Pope John Paul II, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the King of Thailand, Google University, London’s Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and TEDx.

His books include Mindsight, Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, The Developing Mind, The Mindful Therapist, The Whole-Brain Child, Brainstorm, and No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the ChaosandNurture Your Child’s Developing Mind. He lives in Southern California with his family.

Elissa Epel is a professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the director of the Aging, Metabolism, and Emotions Center. With Nobel laureate Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn—who discovered the anti-aging enzyme telomerase—Epel is coauthor of New York Times best seller The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer.

An award-winning researcher, Epel studies psychological, social, and behavioral processes related to chronic psychological stress that accelerate biological aging, focusing closely on telomeres and other biomarkers of aging. She also studies the interconnections between emotions, eating, metabolism, and weight.

She has conducted trials on mindful eating for healthy nutrition, healthy weight during pregnancy, and weight loss in obese men and women. She has also focused on tailored mindfulness for reducing parenting stress for parents of children with developmental disorders.

She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and she serves on scientific advisory panels for the Mind and Life Institute and National Institutes of Health.

Epel has been featured on TEDMED, NBC’s the Today show, CBS This Morning, 60 Minutes, National Public Radio, the New York Times, and science documentaries on Discovery Channel and National Geographic.

Why Attend

Revolutionize how you live with a science-based, ground-breaking approach to living a longer, healthier life.

Gain a scientific understanding of the factors that can help reduce inflammation and slow the rate of cell aging.

Explore the fascinating science behind telomere health and telomere shortening and their role in disease and longevity.

Reassess your day-to-day life and learn how to live longer and better through nutrition, exercise, and mind tricks to protect yourself from stress.